Honest picks for developers and indie hackers who build things.
Jira gets bloated and pricey fast. Five honest Jira alternatives for indie hackers in 2026, from Linear to self-hosted P...
The E2E testing debate is mostly settled for indie hackers. Playwright vs Cypress vs Selenium in 2026: speed, flakiness,...
OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 with three tiers, Sol, Terra, and Luna. The pricing, what's new, and the catch: it's a limited p...
Auth.js just merged into Better Auth, which reshuffles the choice. Better Auth vs Clerk vs Auth.js in 2026: own your use...
Firebase's uncapped bill and lock-in push indie hackers out. Five real alternatives in 2026, from Supabase to single-bin...
The 'Bun is 4x faster' charts fall apart in real apps. Here's how Bun, Node, and Deno actually compare in 2026, and whic...
Three backends, three very different bills. Convex's real-time sync, Supabase's Postgres, or Firebase's pay-per-read. He...
SpaceX now owns Cursor. Six AI coding tools that give you an exit, from Windsurf and Zed to open-source Cline and Aider,...
These two mid-tier flagships cost almost exactly the same per month. The choice comes down to opposite strengths, and mo...
Four Claude models, a 10x price spread, one clear answer for solo devs. The honest breakdown of Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, and...
Lovable's 100-credit ceiling hits mid-project for a lot of builders. Here are 5 alternatives compared on real pricing, o...
Claude Code Artifacts launched for Team and Enterprise only. Here is what indie hackers on Free, Pro, and Max actually g...
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